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Just finished my 2nd read through listening of The Way of Kings. I enjoyed the book from beginning to end this time and was much more tolerant of Kate Reading after having gone through WoR. Kate's pronunciation of Sadeas in WoK still drives me insane though, and I'm glad she adjusted herself to be more inline with Michael Kramer for WoR. I'm so excited for Oathbringer to release in November!!!

Hi All - Thanks for all the suggestions! I finished Dawn of Wonder, and I've now started on Lightbringer by Brent Weeks per recommendations found in this thread. I also added Riftwar Saga, War of Light and Shadows, and Traitor Son Cycle (as well as other books from the link) to my books to read shelf.

Hello, I'm looking for good book recommendations from other Sanderson fans. I tried searching these forums a bit, but haven't found any posts or lists of recommendations. If I missed something, please post the link. I have read all of the Mistborn books (all 6 + secret history). Both SA books, Elantris, and Warbreaker (honestly wasn't a big fan of Warbreaker). As many of you, I love Sanderson's stories and writing style, and I'm looking for more good books to read, so I thought this would be a good place to ask as we very well could have similar tastes in books. I like both epic and stand alone book fantasy. Lately the (non-Sanderson) books I have read and enjoyed are as follows (the order does not reflect how well I liked them): 1. The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman 2. Dying Lands Chronicles (#0 and #1) by Jacob Cooper 3. The Trysmoon Saga by Brian K Fuller 4. The Cycle of Arawn Trilogy by Edward Roberson 5. King Killer Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss 6. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 7. Dawn of Wonder (Currently Reading) by Jonathan Renshaw Books I started and quit because I found them too painful to read: 1. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - Too much abruptly jumping around from one time to the next, and way too overboard with world building. 2. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 3. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson - Far too complicated, too many characters, too much jumping around. I didn't want to literally have to take notes to read it. 4. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - I did like the flow of the story, but was too mushy romance for me. So, any good recommendations not listed above?

Why? Is there some info in Warbreaker that helps understand WoR better?

I finally finished The Way of Kings. You all were right, it was/is an amazing book. It took me a long time to get back to it though. After doing my original post in May, I went back and tried to listen again. I made it through a few more chapters, but the Kate Reading narration was just too excruciating for me to tolerate at the time, and I ended up stopping the book. Over the next few months I read all of the following books: - Mageborn (Book #1) by Michael G. Manning (this book was really bad...) - Whill of Agora (Books 1 & 2) by James Michael Ploof - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - Elantris - Mistborn: The Alloy of Law - Circle of Reign by Jacob Cooper (Highly recommend this book to all Sanderson fans) After having consumed all those books, the last 2 of which being Michael Kramer narrations - I was left hungering more Kramer. So I decided to give WoK another go. Man I'm glad I did. It definitely helped that the majority of the book turned out to not be read by Kate Reading, so that helped, but wow such a good book. I've already purchased WoR and it's my next book to read. I can't say that Stormlight Archive #1 is better than Mistborn #1 (because that Kelsier vs Steel Inquisitor fight was flat out amazing), but it looks like Stormlight will end up being the better series. I couldn't put the book down once I hit the last 20 chapters. WoK will definitely be a book I reread and recommend to my daughter when she gets older.

I have the audio book on audible, which is how I'm "reading" it. I might have to switch to the actual text though because my biggest problem is listening to Kate Reading's voice on the Shallan chapters. Her recorded voice just sounds too robotic and artificial to me, and that coupled with all the endless detail makes my head want to explode. Anyway, I'll give it another shot. The Kaladin parts do have my interest, and I know Sanderson can tell a great story. Thanks for all the replys.

Hi all, I just finished the Mistborn series and thought it was truly an amazing read. That said I really struggled through the middle of the 2nd book where the plot progression began to crawl. I'm now beginning to read The Way of Kings (first 8 chapters read), and I'm already starting to feel like I'm in the middle of Mistborn 2 again. Without giving any spoilers, can the fans of this book/series confirm there is light at the end of the tunnel? Does the plot ever quicken? Is there good action? The taste of magic at the beginning of the book was cool, but I haven't touched it since... Thanks.